Democratic Congress
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| Democratic Congress | |
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| Leader | Pakalitha Mosisili |
| Founder | Pakalitha Mosisili |
| Slogan | 'Nete Ke Thebe, Sechaba ke Poho! |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Split from | Lesotho Congress for Democracy |
| Colors | Red, Green, Black |
| National Assembly |
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| Website | |
| www.dc.org.ls | |
| Politics of Lesotho Political parties Elections |
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The Democratic Congress is a political party in Lesotho that split from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy.
History[edit]
Before the 2012 election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy suffered a split because of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's refusal to cede power.[1] He then founded the party in reference to the founder of the LCD Ntsu Mokhehle. The LCD Secretary-General Mothetjoa Metsing then moved to lead the LCD.[2]
Electoral performance[edit]
In its first election the party won a plurality of seats,[3] but failed to get a majority after the allotment of proportional seats. They attempted to form a coalition government but failed.
References[edit]
- ^ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "Lesotho: Jumping Before He's Pushed". allAfrica.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "IEC Live Results 2012". Iec.org.ls. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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